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Southern Africa: Families and children at risk of waterborne diseases as heavy downpours cause worst flooding in decades
Children displaced by some of the worst flooding across southern Africa in decades are facing a growing health crisis, with a lack of running water and destroyed sanitation facilities fuelling a spike in waterborne diseases.
Deaths in Sri Lanka from landslides and flooding triggered by Cyclone Ditwah pass 600
About 2 million people - or nearly one in ten in Sri Lanka - have been impacted by the cyclone, with 114,000 people living in temporary shelters after nearly 74,000 homes were damaged, according to the Sri Lanka Disaster Management Centre
Gaza: children sleeping in clothes sodden with sewage water after heavy rains raising disease risk
Children in Gaza are sleeping on the bare ground with no shelter, in flimsy shorts and t-shirts that are sodden with sewage water after their tents flooded in a weekend of heavy rains, putting them at risk of disease, Save the Children said
Meet Shamila*: From overcoming floods to leading change in her village
Hear how communities in Southern Sri Lanka are standing strong against disasters